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Pichani ni Luteni Jenerali Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz,
Kamanda wa Vikosi vya Umoja wa Mataifa nchini DRC (MONUSCO).
Rais wa Tanzania ametoa onyo jipya tena kwa waasi wa Congo kuweka
silaha zao chini au kujihatarisha kuwindwa na Jeshi la Congo na lile la
UN mandate.
Rais amesistiza pia hakuna mgogoro wowote kati ya Tanzania na Rwanda na
kama upo hadhani umefika hatua hiyo watu wanayoisemea. Ameongea hayo ktk
interview na AP
--Interview nzima hiyo hapo chini
Tanzania's president warned armed groups operating in eastern Congo to
disarm or risk being hunted down by Congolese and U.N. forces in an
interview with The Associated Press.
Tanzania has contributed troops to a special U.N. intervention brigade
that has a mandate to pursue armed groups in Congo's east, where several
rebel groups vie for control of the mineral-rich area. The area lies at
the intersection of several countries, including Uganda and Rwanda, and
some rebel groups there are
thought to act as proxies for these states.
"The best solution for these (armed) groups is to cooperate by laying
down their arms," President Jakaya Kikwete said. "If they don't do it,
they will be tracked down."
Kikwete hailed the intervention force's success in defeating the M23 rebels, one of the main armed groups in the area.
But that defeat and Tanzania's participation in the force have irritated
neighboring Rwanda, which has been accused of backing the M23 rebels to
serve as a buffer against another armed group, the Democratic Forces
for the Liberation of Rwanda, known by its French acronym, FDLR.
Rwanda accuses members of the FDLR of taking part in its 1994 genocide
in which more than 1 million people were killed. It has rebuked Tanzania
for suggesting that the Rwandan government should negotiate with the
rebels. In recent months, the Rwandan press, some of it
government-controlled, has also accused Tanzania of holding secret
meetings with dissidents opposed to the Rwandan government.
Kikwete denied there was any significant dispute with Rwanda.
"I think people made a bit too much of this," he said. "I don't think
our relations with Rwanda have reached a level that should worry
anyone."
The Rwandan genocide and the continuing conflict in eastern Congo sent
refugees fleeing to several countries in the region. Kikwete said border
areas of Tanzania were inundated, and accused refugees of bringing arms
with them, creating insecurity.
By SALEH MWANAMILONGO, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania (AP)
via : wavuti.com
on Thursday, April 17, 2014
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